Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 30,891 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Latin America and the Caribbean is 30,891 1000 No, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 31,263 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,331 1000 No, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,331 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 23,382 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 23,433 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 24,120 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 25,049 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 25,840 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 26,483 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 26,024 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 26,084 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 25,833 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 26,124 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 26,024 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 26,596 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26,627 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 26,788 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27,333 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 27,818 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 28,768 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 29,491 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 29,837 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 27,498 1000 No | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 30,041 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 31,263 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 30,891 1000 No | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,858 1000 No | 22,331 1000 No | 26,483 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,541 1000 No | 26,024 1000 No | 29,837 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,923 1000 No | 27,498 1000 No | 31,263 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Kenya 7,637 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,372 1000 No compare
- 11 Philippines 7,138 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,313 1000 No compare
- 12 Brazil 6,883 1000 No compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,200 1000 No compare
- 13 Madagascar 6,623 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 187.17 1000 No compare
- 14 Mozambique 6,496 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 11.56 1000 No compare
- 15 Mexico 6,033 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 9.28 1000 No compare
- 16 Angola 5,058 1000 No compare
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- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 12.72 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 9,098 1000 No (2025)
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- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,861 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,409 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Latin America and the Caribbean was 30,891 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 31,263 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,331 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.